Externships Fuel Innovation on the Gulf Coast
Mississippi Power Offers Teachers Job-Embedded Training Over the Summer By Kristen Dechert Connections Magazine Most likely, Mississippi Power was not expecting a full-page, single-spaced thank-you […]
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MDE Updates Menu of Services for Professional Development
The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Professional Development is excited to announce an update to its Menu of Services for Spring 2018. These free […]
Taking Life by the Horns and Charging a Bull:Ronald Burton’s Experience from FFA to Professional Rodeo
By Gayle Fortenberry & Jessica Smith Connections Magazine Perseverance. The continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition; steadfastness in doing […]
See Something, Send Something App
The “See Something, Send Something” App was created as a dovetail with the “See Something, Say Something” national campaign that has been established by the […]
High School Students Offered Multiple Pathways to Graduation
By Rosemary G. Aultman, Chair, Mississippi State Board of Education There are no exit exams required for graduation in Mississippi. Yet there seems to be […]
Pass Christian High School Principal Dr. Robyn Killebrew earns “Oscar of Teaching” as Mississippi’s only Milken award winner this year
A Mississippi coast educator received the honor of a lifetime when she was surprised at a school-wide celebration earlier this year . Dr. Robyn Killebrew […]
(ECET2) Elevating and Celebrating Excellent Teachers and Teaching
More than 100 teacher leaders from across the state converged on the capital for ECET2 (Elevating and Celebrating Excellent Teachers and Teaching). In the spirit […]
Mississippi High School Graduation Rate Reaches Record 83 Percent
The Mississippi Department of Education released the high school graduation rates for the 2016-17 school year, which show that the state’s graduation rate has reached […]
PREPS/MAPE Conference and Awards – Feb. 25-27
The Program of Research and Evaluation of Public Schools (PREPS) and the Mississippi Association of Partners in Education (MAPE) will hold the MAPE/PREPS conference Feb. 25-27, […]
“The US Matific Math Games”
Matific, an online K-6 math resource proven to help improve test scores by 34 percent, has opened registration to The Matific Math Games. The Matific Games […]